Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-23

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FIDKLlTx nANK FAILURR.
ruRrHKR DxrATLs OF rzE FAIL OF THR
FfpELITY NATIONAL BANK oF CHS
cINSArt.
CISorxSATI. June .. 1t is stated that
Bank Examiner Lowell, ea Monday,
demanded q statement fran the
Fidelity National BInk. and received
ane, showing The balance on hand 20 be
81, ,160 600 cash. When calling for a
view OF this money, he was amazsd By
helag sh0Wn q lead pencil mem0rAndnm
reading, "Wilshire, Eckers 4 Co, 500,
coo, eto., through q long list. There
was no collateral, no security whatevef,
and the ofilcers we're anable 10 make
any explanation.
President Harper concealed
from the directors his connection with
the wheat deal. II II said that he I'D
mitted yestssday taat be did not 80 in
TO whsaf himself, bat that be honOred
an oTerdraft for Wiltshire OF Sts,u0o,
then put in the rest 30 save that. be
charges the wheat bTsak TO the action
OF the Ohisago B1ard OF Tsada in max
inR all wheat regular previous 10 tx
posnre.
Harper stated repeatedly that he did
not know that he vas 10 the
wheat deal, and that be did not believe
Ii was managed st all 10 OiRcsnnati, bat
OoGducted from California and Cleve-
land.
APPALLING BEFIorT.
ONosNNArI, jane p. As the exami-
nation of the Fidelity National Bank
proceeds, the cayera0us deticit IN
ereases. Il is now common talk that
the liabilities will reach the tremeRd
Gus sum Of 500. 600, Wills the assets
dwindle In proportion. II seems from
this conclusion that the depositors viii
get next 10 nothing. This Is general
talk but unofficial, aHd cannot be vett
fed until the bank examiner makes bis
report. Il Ia stated today that the mem
orandum. which is . substitute for eol-
laterals. shows thst Wiltshire used xl,-
O00 900 Of the banks money, and the
collaterals for other loans were hyposh
tical. In New York and elsewhere the
belief Of some is that Wiltshire acted as
the agent OF Harper in conducting the
wheat deal, and not really borrower.
There 10 talk OF more arrests.
SUIT IN ATTACHMENT.
The Union National Bank cf Cleve
land this afternoon brought suit IN At.
tachment against the Fidelity National
Bank, 10 recover $67,33l.Al, asserting
that the defendant corporation fraadu-
Ieutly and oFiminally incurred the ooti-
CATION for which the suit has been
brought.
THREE ARRESTS MADE.
At4 o'clock this afternoon, under am.
dayits drawn by the Assistant United
States District Attorney and sworn to
by Bank Examiner Howell, the Depnty
Marshal went TO the Fidelity Bank and
arrested Vice President u. l.. Harper,
| CASHIER Ammie Baldwin ard Assistant
Cashier Benjamin Il. Hopkins. They
wore taken before Commissioners Hoper.
wboro they gave bSaSs fos their fgtaFo
appearances. HsrpsF's bond was dKed
at x75, 200 aud the other two at $1,000
| each. The sfiidavit against Harper
char .es that be did on or about June 10
unlawfnlly aud Wilfully misapply the
funds and credits OF ths Fidelity Ma
tional Banking Association and did
issue certificates of deposit without the
authority Of the directory Of said Asso-
ciation and with intent TO dsfraud, TO.
wit: one certificate for 100000 and one
for 100000
Tue afidAvits against Baldwin, max
ing similar chaHg 8, fixing the date 81
June 18th, and papers and draft for
| 10000. The Hopkins affidavit charges
aim With having, on or about June 1851,
uulsvfully issued a certain draft or car
titicate of deposit for large sun of
money, to- wit: 8400, 900, with the intenl
10 defraud said Association. These
afFidavits follow the language OF section
5,2O9, United States Statutes. The pen
atty prescribed therein Is Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not less than I'VE
wears nor more than ten. This bold 60
tion by Government authorities is re-
QArded As having been taken after thG
discovery Of evidence sufficient 10 jos
tify II, aud fiEds very general conmesd
alton, although 1t appears 10 honorec
business men that there Is no doubt
that the Transaction referred 10 relate
20 the recent wheat deal in Chicago.
ANOTHER sESsATIos.
Another sensational Development 90
CURED this afternoon. Bank Examine
Howell made discoveries under whicl
he caused the FeaFrsst OF Harper, Bald
vim and Hopkins on q charge Of con
spiraey TO commit an ohepse agains
the laws Of the United States Dy anlaw
fully, vilfully misappror -satiDg fond
and credits Of the banking institAtion
in pursuance OF which purpose the
issued certain drafts IN. favor OF WI
shire, Eoker 4 90. Another sfhdayi
charges them with transmitting 20 th
Comptroller Of lhs Currensy false an
fraudulent reports Of the banks affair
Harper gave bonds for $1,000 and %
other two for $1,000 each on thes
charges. Hopkins is apparently uneou
ceEned.
ATTACHMENTS ~ NEW ToRx.
} NKw YonK, June 22.-The Nations
Broadway Bank hgs scared an attach
! meat against tbe property 10 this stat
} OF the defunct Fidelity National Ban
} OF Cincinnati. in = snit br0ughs 10 TecoS
eF 22I, ISL claimed 10 be due.